A former head of the department for risk assesment with Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Professor Andrew Bartholomaeus says the republication of an article linking genetically modified crops with cancer could have public health consequences.

Marg Will, the secretariat of the Organic industry standards and certification council tells Tara De Landgrafft about the process the group goes through when they recieve submissions on proposed changes.

Agricultural giant Monsanto is reporting a boost in sales of its GM canola crops in Australia this year. But while sales are on the rise, future growth of the GM sector remains unclear. As Brett Worthington reports, the GM industry needs to convince the public of its merits if it wants sales to skyrocket. Read more